Dark garnet red with 80% orange/20% pink rim, lots of sediment. Blackcurrant, stewed strawberry, prune, candied cherry, dried fig, tobacco, saddle, cedar, spices, honeycomb, tea leaves and earth. Full bodied, medium-high acidity, medium-high tannin, medium structure, medium-high alcohol and medium spicy finish. Bold, complex and explosive. Plenty of tertiary notes and tannins. Good bite on the palate.
Wine at prime or slightly past prime. It still had at least 10 years of life ahead of it if cellared properly. I would starting drinking them up before the fruits completely dried out.
ADDENDUM: 24 hours later in the fridge, tannins had mellowed out a lot. Nose resembled that of a mature vintage port wine. Palate was also more mellow with predominantly tertiary flavors.
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4/28/2024 - GuanYu Likes this wine: 91 Points
Dark garnet red with 80% orange/20% pink rim, lots of sediment. Blackcurrant, stewed strawberry, prune, candied cherry, dried fig, tobacco, saddle, cedar, spices, honeycomb, tea leaves and earth. Full bodied, medium-high acidity, medium-high tannin, medium structure, medium-high alcohol and medium spicy finish. Bold, complex and explosive. Plenty of tertiary notes and tannins. Good bite on the palate.
Wine at prime or slightly past prime. It still had at least 10 years of life ahead of it if cellared properly. I would starting drinking them up before the fruits completely dried out.
ADDENDUM: 24 hours later in the fridge, tannins had mellowed out a lot. Nose resembled that of a mature vintage port wine. Palate was also more mellow with predominantly tertiary flavors.
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7/19/2013 - grapist Likes this wine: 91 Points
Earthy, a bit of pepper. Tasting younger than its 10 years. Mellowed and added complexity in about half an hour.
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3/12/2012 - grapist wrote: 89 Points
Very pleasant. Old world style. That is, subtle fruit, easy oak. Got a bit pruney after an hour and a half, so drink up.
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